Artists
Born in Matalana, Marracuene district, in 1936. Attend primary school in Matalana and then Marques Loureço the early years of the Industrial School.
In 1959, became professional artist, thanks to the support of the Portuguese architect Miranda Guedes (Pancho), which sold the garage to studio and you adquiruiu two paintings a month, so that they could keep. In 1959, exposed the first time in a collective house in the metropolis in Lourenço Marques.
Held its first single in 1961 with the Association of Economic Organizations also in Lourenço Marques. Fellow was in 1971 by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Worked in the engraving Engraving - Cooperative Society of Gravores Portuguese, and in the ceramic Widow Lamego Ceramics Factory. It was one of the creators of the National Museum of Art. He was the President of the Association of Cultural Center Matalana and President of the General Assembly of Kulungwana-Association for Cultural Development.
Exhitions and works
Since 1961, he realized more than a hundred of exhibitions in four continents in the following countries:
- South Africa, South Rhodesia
- Nigeria, França, Paquistão, India, England
- Angola, USA, Senegal
- Checoslovaquia, Portugal, RDA/GDR, Brasil, Cuba, Italia
- Sweden, Netherlands, Bulgaria, URSS
- Finlandia, Denmark, França, Áustria
- Turkey, Norway, Spain, Islândia e Colômbia
He made a number of panels and murals for public spaces in Maputo and Beira and abroad, namely: Johannesburg (South Africa), Oklahoma (EUA), Bolonha (Itália), Medellin (Colombia), Termoli (Itália), Bahia (Brasil) . He made a panel for the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. He made panels for the Pavilhão da África da Expo ´92 e Expo´98. He made a 20m high sculpture in iron and cement for the Mabor factory, which has been declared UNESCO world heritage.
He received many prizes and was decorated by the governments of Bulgary, Netherlands, Portugal and Italy.His work is represented in various national and international museums as well as in private collections.
He died on 5 january, 2011
Mankeu was born in 1934 in Marracuene.
Attended the School of Mission in Switzerland Matalana with the teacher Zedequias Machiana it awakened interest in the design. In primary school was the contemporary painter Malangatana.
At the beginning of the ´60s he dedicated himself to design and started painting in 1963.
In 1971 he participated for the first time in a collective exhibition at the African Association, together with Malangatana, Chissano and Samate. Immediately after that he started his atelier and established his home in the Xipamanine borough, where he still works and lives.
In 1973 he held his first solo exhibition of paintings and drawings. In 1980 he was invited to belong to the Academy of Fine Arts of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). Mankeu is a member of the Center for Art of Maputo and the Association of the Matalana Cultural Centre.
Exhibitions
1971- First collective exhibition - African Association
- 1973 - First solo exhibition of paintings and drawings.
- 1987 - Collective Exhibition - Kuluturhuset, Estocholmo/ Stockholm
- 2002 - Collective Exhibition - National Union of Journalists
- 2007 - Solo exhibition “ Khanimabo” - Museo Nacional de Arte, Maputo